4 Things Your Esthetician Wish You Knew
By: Casey Harding-Brown
4 THINGS YOU'RE ESTY WISH YOU KNEW:
Double Cleanse your skin at night
Yes- you heard that right! The first cleanse is for breaking down all the build-up from the day (make-up, dirt, environmental toxins, etc). Take a good 30 seconds to let the cleanser do its job. The 2nd cleanse removes impurities and will clean the pores much more deeply!
All ingredients are NOT created equal!
Cheap products are not necessarily poor quality and expensive ingredients are not necessarily high quality. Skincare is a $2B industry, so there is a lot of marketing to get consumers to buy products. Always consult your esthetician for recommended products that fit your budget!
Melissa Johnson: Owner of IV Point Aesthetics & Licensed Esthetician
Estheticians are here to listen to your concerns - not judge your skin!
A good esthetician will listen to your concerns and help you meet those goals. Many clients come to me looking for me to “fix their skin for them.” We are all our own worst critics, right?!
A good esthetician wants to hear what your biggest concerns are. For example, a client may have some forehead lines, hyperpigmentation, acne scarring and lines around their lips, but the only thing that really bothers them may be the hyperpigmentation, while for another client it may be the acne scarring. My clients’ biggest concerns are their top three concerns to start with.
Don't forget about your neck, decolletage & hands!
I know so many women who have amazing faces and look 10 years younger...but then you take a look at their neck, decolletage & hands - it gives away their age! Your serums and SPF need to share the love with the other important parts of your body.
Ever since coming off my hormonal birth control, my monthly pre-period craving has become the world renowned classic, otherwise known as gelato, helado, or ice cream. I’m declaring this a safe space for what I am about to say (or should I say write) next is definitely controversial; Until recently, ice cream was never top of my list. To clarify, I am not a psychopath. If ice cream cake was presented at a birthday party, I would be excited about the upgrade from your standard yellow cake with chocolate frosting. If I found myself in Italy, you bet I was seeking out dulce de leche gelato. My dad routinely ended his night with a generous bowl of some sort of chocolate, coffee, nut combo before falling asleep with his head on my mom’s lap, no later than 9:30pm. It was readily available and normalized as an everyday treat, yet for whatever reason it wasn't my go to. I didn’t have anything against it per say, it just never called to me. Until recently that is. And ever since my hormones came back to their normal selves, I have been a mad woman on the hunt for the best ice cream in Denver.
Yes, yes it may officially be fall but with temperatures hovering in the 80’s all week, I say ice cream season is still in full swing. Also, who doesn’t like ice cream year round? Why should we confine such a delectable dessert to one season?! Plus many places now offer seasonal flavors such as pumpkin chocolate chip. Whatever the weather may be, I hope you enjoy indulging in these woman owned ice cream shops as much as I did.